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U.S. v. GUYTON

No. 09-3866.

636 F.3d 316 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James GUYTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 22, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel L. Bella , Attorney, Joshua P. Kolar (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John E. Martin , Attorney, Viniyanka Prasad (argued), Attorney, Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc., Hammond, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, WOOD, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant James Guyton was sentenced for a crack cocaine offense before the Supreme Court held that the Sentencing Guidelines were advisory in United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). Guyton's guideline range was based on the career offender guideline, U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1, but the district court granted a downward departure under section 5K1.1 based on his assistance...

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